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2009 published artworks for the 2010 Hugo Award nominees for Best Professional Artist. (L to R): Bob Eggleton, Stephan Martiniere, John Picacio, Dan Dos Santos, Shaun Tan The 2010 Hugo Awards Nominees were announced Sunday night at the UK’s Eastercon. It’s an amazing slate of nominees in all categories. Yours Truly is amongst the [Read it all...] Michael Moorcock's ELRIC: THE SLEEPING SORCERESS (Ballantine/Del Rey). Cover illustration by John Picacio. Tor.com has been celebrating the work of author Michael Moorcock with “The Legacy of A Living Legend”, a series of exclusive blogposts by various writers and artists discussing Moorcock’s work and his impact on the sf/f field, as well as fiction [Read it all...] Final cover art for Mark Chadbourn's THE DEVIL IN GREEN by John Picacio Here’s my final cover illustration for the forthcoming Pyr edition of Mark Chadbourn’s THE DARK AGE: BOOK 1 / THE DEVIL IN GREEN. It’s the first book of the trilogy that follows Chadbourn’s AGE OF MISRULE. The nice thing about THE [Read it all...] THE WELL-BUILT CITY Wins Boskone 47's Best of ShowTHE WELL-BUILT CITY Wins Boskone 47′s Best of ShowTHE WELL-BUILT CITY by John Picacio. Mixed-media shadowbox assemblage created as the cover art for Jeffrey Ford's trilogy of the same name. I’m back home in SA from an amazing trip to one of the great American sf/f cons — Boskone in Boston, MA. I’m proud to say that my mixed-media assemblage triptych for [Read it all...] Cover illustration by John Picacio for Lauren Beukes' ZOO CITY. Here’s my recently-completed cover illustration for Lauren Beukes‘ forthcoming novel ZOO CITY. Lauren is the author of one of 2009′s breakout hits, MOXYLAND. She describes ZOO CITY as an urban fantasy — “a muti noir set in a re-imagined Johannesburg. It’s the story of [Read it all...] Books spotted 12/30/09 at Borders Books at Alamo Quarry Conrad A. Williams DECAY INEVITABLE Solaris Cover art by Dave McKean Yay, abstraction! Good to see some abstraction in a genre cover illustration these days. It’s a Dave McKean and does the job well — grabs the eye and says “hey, check this out.” Solaris [Read it all...] At the beginning of every New Year, I take one last look at my past year’s published work. It’s a time to take stock of my shortcomings, learn from mistakes, and hopefully do better in the coming months. Here’s a one-stop glance at my published art for 2009. Enjoy, and here’s to a better 2010 [Read it all...] Here's the slipcase cover for KNOWING DARKNESS. Art by Don Maitz. KNOWING DARKNESS: ARTISTS INSPIRED BY STEPHEN KING is massive and it’s here. It’s a gigantic art book published by Centipede Press, and it celebrates the full spectrum of visuals illustrating Stephen King’s books and media. Words can’t describe it, so I won’t even [Read it all...] Books spotted 12/1/09 at Borders Books at Alamo Quarry THE DEAD THAT WALK Edited by Stephen Jones Ulysses Press Cover art by Les Edwards Zombie book covers were all the rage this year, weren’t they? Just when I thought I was well and done with any more zombie covers, Les Edwards does one that [Read it all...] John DeNardo and the braintrust of the mighty SF Signal has produced one of the most memorable Mind Melds yet, with today’s offering: Most Memorable SF/F Book Covers. It’s well worth a visit or two. They asked several sf/fantasy artists, art directors, and opinion-makers to share their responses. I was honored to be asked [Read it all...] |
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